Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-25
State EICAMPMEE7.
The Brennan Rifles Believed to Have
Won First Prize in the Drill of
the Second Programme.
Exhibition Drill by the SesIy Rinss-4
Walking Natch-Ricycie Races.
Two Grand Balls.
Tho Attendance Yesterday Considerably
Smaller Than T5ursday, Only Three
Thousand Being Present.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
HOUSTON, TEX, June 24.-ThiS was an
off day az encampment grounds compar-
ingrthe attendance with that OF yesterday
Ab&Slt 5000 people, mostly visitors, were
present Three companies-the Waco
Light Infantry, the BRENNAN Light Guard
and the Pearson Guard competed in tire
second drill, open to all state companies
The Waco company came on the ground
at 1 O'Clock p. 10. Tney msdea good i'm
preston st the outset, but weakened as
the more difficult features of the pro
grsmme were reachedr Their manual
was broken platoon movements only
'air, step too slow, wheels very good.
In marching they went to- pieces
badly twice. Ga the whole it
was a very good drill for q Difficult. pro-
gramme, but hardly what was eN1ecred
Of the company. The time consumed
was tWenty-Seven minutes.
The BRENNAN Light Guard marched
upon the ground with steady, even Step.
the belief that they had won first prize
IN the first drill made them the tavOrite
III this contest. Their manual by num-
bers wss very good, though married by 9
DumOer Of individual errors. Platoon
movements were fair. In marching snd
wheeling this company appesrs st its
best. IJs drill today vas hsrdly
SO good as that OF yesterday,
but this is accounted for by
the difference in the programme
Time consumed only seventeen minutes.
but the company skipped Q par. Of the
programme serious error.
The Pearson Guard concluded the days
contest and competition drilling. Their
manual by numbers was irregular,
platoon movements fair, though the CON-
pany broke once or twice. Several errors
were scored against the captain. Time,
twenty nine minutes.
It is generally believed that the Bren-
nsm Light Guard have won the first prize
in to-dsy's contest, and that the Waco
Light Infantry will be given the second
place.
At $50 O'Clock an exhibition drill was
given by the Sealy Rifles Of Galveston.
They put up q splendid drill, which
was enthusiastically received by the
audience. An exhibition drill was then
given by battery of flying artillery from
the United States army, after which came
the grand dress parade.
In q base ball game at the fair grounds
at O'Clock between the Uhrig Caves of
Galveston and the CresceDts Of Houston,
the latter won by score of Is to y.
The feature of to-dsy's programme
which elected the most interest was the
baby snow in which there were sixty i've
entries. The grand prize was won by
Adine NJ. Lancton of Galveston.
At $50 p. IN. there was 9 walking
match with three entries from the militia
Major Fred Feigle OF the Lsmpasas
Rifles, Tom Garrett of the Austin Grays,
and r. Hodson of the Miller Rifles Of
Bolton. The distance was one mile.
Feigle won in nine minutes and forty sec
Onds.
This WAS followed by two bicycle races.
one for one mile and the other g boys
race for 400 yards. There were three er-
tries in the first and two in the second,
all Houstonians. Sidney Smith won in
the first and Joseph T. Earl in the boys
race. The speed was nothing extra in
either.
Tonight there is dancing at the pavil-
on and at ArmOry Hall the grand mil
tary bali is in progress.
The running, wals ing and bicycle races
we're won respectively by the following
parties: Boyd of Galveston, Feigle of
Iqmpasas and Smith of Houston
Dress parade was concluded this even
ng. All companies formed ia line ana
Iessrs. McNair ana Lee of Austin passed
Town It, and presenting each soldier with
n II. 1. y. card with the compliments of
ne PiPnix Cigar Company Of Austin.
Dhe boys responded by sivirg three
.heers for the II. | y.